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It’s suddenly getting real busy around here so, I’m sorry to say, we will have to skip the online live high school football chat for this Wednesday.

Yeah, there’s just too much going on with us football writers. Dave Ruden has a couple of big projects he’s working on for the newspaper, so he was going to miss this week anyway.

Then, suddenly I couldn’t do it because I have been invited to Long Island Wednesday night to be a guest on A Quick 60, Mike Quick‘s new weekly high school show on MSG Varsity.

Actually, it just dawned on me that this is kinda better than a live computer chat because, uh, well… it’s a live television chat.

And not only is it a live television chat, it’s a live television chat with Mike Quick, the high school football guru for the entire New York Metropolitan area.

So if you’re not down with the Yankees in the World Series, and are hankering to talk about the wild, wild week we just had in Connecticut, Mike and I will break it down on the air Wednesday night and then take your questions.

The show is on MSG Varsity from 8-9 p.m. on Cablevision Channel 14. You can call the studio at (516) 224-6100 or you can email your questions to aquick60@cablevision.com. So sharpen your wit and talk football with us.

FAIRFIELD COUNTY FOOTBALL FOUNDATION DINNER – On Thursday night I’ll be a guest at the Ralph DeSantis Fairfield County Football Foundation Chapter dinner at Vazzy’s in Stratford. All of the great high school football coaches from this side of the Housatonic river will be there, including Staples’ Marce Petroccio, Masuk’s John Murphy, New Canaan’s Lou Marinelli and many many more. The dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and will be $20. Vazzy’s is located at 3355 Main Street in Stratford.

And, finally, we bring you the Elite 8 power rankings for Southwest Connecticut, where, frankly the best football is played year-in, year-out.

I had a real, real, real tough time sifting through my memory, basing what I’ve seen, heard and what I know about our fair region’s top teams, and then matching that up against Friday’s wild proceedings to produce this week’s rankings.

There was, however, no doubt as to my No. 1. New Canaan dissected St. Joseph efficiently and — dare I say — ruthlessly on a rainy afternoon at Dunning Stadium (video highlights, especially for you non-Cablevision subscribers, will be upcoming tomorrow. Sorry I haven’t had much of a chance. Hopefully the Central-Greenwich highlight reel whet the appetite some).

Before we get to the rest of the list, just a quick word on those of you who don’t know: The Elite 8 rankings are strictly southwest Connecticut, which is to say the Connecticut Post’s coverage area for football. This means all of the SWC, all of the FCIAC, the lower-NVL (Ansonia, Derby, Seymour, Woodland), the southwest CSC teams (Platt Tech, Bullard Havens, Abbott Tech), and the Western SCC: Fairfield Prep, Shelton, Amity, Milford schools, West Haven, Notre Dame-WH, New Haven schools and Hamden. The Green Dragons and Wilbur Cross are as far east as we go. So no Cheshire, no Wallingford, no Shoreline and no Xavier.

I’d like to include the entire SCC, but we cover 50 schools already, which is already pushing coverage on a Friday night.

Anyway, here’s the quick rundown of the Elite 8 heading into Week 7.

1. New Canaan – Finally got to see the Rams play, and a big game at that. Turner Baty throws an excellent ball and his receivers — especially Cody Newton, who is fly paper every time the Rams are in a tough spot — are fantastic. The lines are tough, the defense is strong. This is a confident group, which understands the best is yet to come. Not too many flaws here… if any at all. They’re No. 1, partially by default given the teams ahead of them going down. Staples and Pomperaug were options, but this was an easy decision.

2. Pomperaug – Probably the surprise of the list, especially since they vault over Staples. I’ve seen Pomperaug twice. Both times they dismantled their SWC opponent. In week 1 they blitzed Stratford and in Week 3 they hammered Bethel–a team that has subsequently handled almost everyone  else on its schedule. Pomperaug has one the the best defenses I’ve seen and some of the best collection of players I’ve seen. They’d give anyone in this list a battle, and then some.

3. Staples – Perhaps I’d like them more with Brandon Pacilio still under center. But this is remains a very strong team without him. We’ll learn more about Staples in the next few weeks as new QB Keith Gelman cuts his varsity teeth at QB. Staples’ defense, one of the best I’ve seen this year, should give him ample time to grow.

4. Notre Dame-WH – I dabbled in ranking this wrecking crew higher. They have some of the SCC’s best playmakers and, frankly, frittered away that Week 2 game against Xavier. Since then, they’ve been on a big-time roll. Their blitz of Wilbur Cross last week was, perhaps, the most impressive performance of the week. This is a team that’s only motivated itself after falling to Xavier. I like the Green Knights more and more each week.

5. Hamden – My former No. 1 Green Dragons… what to say? That game was theirs for the taking last week, but Xavier seems to have exposed some cracks in their armor. The offense really hasn’t exploded the way we thought. Jordan Teague‘s ankle injury hasn’t helped (then again he still ran for over 100 yards against Xavier) and the passing game can be suspect at times.  The defense, however, is outstanding. It did everything it could in last week’s game. It can’t play any better. The SCC Division I is a brutal, unforgiving league. I’ll take Hamden’s 5-1 resume over most.

No. 6 Greenwich – The Cardinals have been impressive in all but a game. Last week’s performance against Central was one of their worst I’ve seen in a long time:  Misthrown balls, critical turnovers and a sudden inability to stop the run. Yet, after all that, the Cardinals still were in a position to win — or at least tie — the game. Central just played better. There are some flaws to fix, but I’m going to give the Cardinals a pass for now. Central was their third straight road game and, perhaps, were preoccupied over what Central couldn’t do against Trumbull (a team it handled rather easily) to think about what Central could do to them. Greenwich losses are rare, they may not be as good as New Canaan at this point, but they’re still pretty darn good.

No. 7 Masuk – I thought Masuk would have a much easier time with Stratford and, for awhile, they did until Stratford tied up what was once a 21-0 game. Remember, this is still a very young bunch and it’s going to make some errors. But when push came to shove, Masuk showed it knows how to respond to a challenge. The run game has probably been the team’s most impressive weapon thus far (Colin Markus is going to be a good player for a long time). Masuk may have run more, especially if Anthony Giaimo‘s injury keeps him out for an extended period. The defense has been prone to giving up real estate, but their second-half performance vs. Stratford was a step in the right direction.

No. 8 Central — Where to rank the suddenly resurgent Hilltoppers. They clearly deserve to get in here  because they clearly showed they stack up with anyone. There were some moments against Greenwich that made you scratch your head over how the Hilltoppers could have lost to Trumbull so decisively. Maybe they really need to feature Christon Gill more as a runner than a passer and get him into an open field? That 9-play, third-quarter drive on the ground that gave Central the lead against Greenwich was a thing of beauty. You just don’t see teams push Greenwich around like that. The defense can be very good. Still, the Trumbull loss is still fresh in our heads. We’d like to see Central go toe-to-toe with New Canaan before they can make a real dent in the rankings.

So, there you go… one man’s thoughts on where our regional teams stand heading into Week 7. Again, tough call on how to rank them.  As we’ve seen, nothing is certain. We can guarantee this: there will more shakeups in the weeks ahead.

As expected, the state polls have been completely shaken up, shaken down, and turned upside down following the events of Freaky Friday.

Where we had just one change in the top from Week 4 to Week 5 (Staples leapfrogging Masuk from 6 to 5), we had pretty much a wholesale repositioning in the state polls from Week 5 to Week 6.

Except at the top.

In a week of high drama and massive movement, New Canaan stayed right where it was: No. 1.

And, yes, New Canaan fans… count me as one of the 21 voters now casting their No. 1  vote with the Rams.

I am one of four who converted their No. 1 from Hamden to New Canaan this week, following the Green Dragons’ overtime loss to Xaveir and New Canaan’s thorough 35-25 victory over New Canaan.

The other Hamden voter cast his ballot with Glastonbury.

There was chaos everywhere else. To help you grasp all the changes in the polls, I have included a column counting the poll spots the teams rose or fell this week.

Dropped out: Montville (7)
First-place votes in parentheses after record.

Others receiving votes …………change
11. Holy Cross (6-0), 247…………… +3
12. Cheshire (5-1), 191………………. +1
13. Montville (5-1), 187………………..-6
14. Bloomfield (6-0), 121……………. +9
15. Central (5-1), 119………………….(no votes in Week 5)
16. Conard (6-0), 118………………… +8
17. St. Joseph (5-1), 52……………… -5
18. Simsbury (5-1), 38……………….. -7
19. Avon (6-0), 34…………………….. -2
20. Cromwell (5-1), 22……………….. -2
21. Wolcott (5-1), 20…………………. +3
22. East Lyme (5-1), 19………………. —
23. Ridgefield (5-1), 18……………….. -4
24. Berlin (5-1), 11……………………. -4
25. Shelton (3-3), 10………………….(no votes in Week 5)
26. Watertown (4-2), 9……………….(no votes in Week 5)
27. New Britain (3-3), 8………………(no votes in Week 5)
28. Ansonia (4-2), 7………………….. -12
The following voted: Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Bob Barton, New Haven Register; Bill Bloxsom, Hersam-Acorn; Sean Patrick Bowley, Connecticut Post; Don Boyle, SportingNewsCT.com; Bryant Carpenter, Meriden-Record Journal; Henry Chisholm, Connecticut Post; Garrett Dale, Register Citizen; George DeMaio, WELI; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Matt Doran, Norwalk Hour; Noah Finz, WTNH-8; Ned Griffen, The Day of New London; John Holt, WFSB-3; Mark Jaffee, Waterbury Republican-American; Ken Lipshez, The Herald of New Britain; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Mike Pucci, New Haven Register; Paul Nichols, Middletown Press; Dave Ruden, Stamford Advocate; Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant; Jimmy Zanor, Shore Line Newspapers.

Top 10 Coaches Poll
Compiled by The Day of New London

Dropped out: Greenwich (3), Montville (T8), Simsbury (10).
Also receiving votes:
11. Greenwich (5-1), 144 points…………………..-8
12. Conard (6-0), 127…………………………..….+5
13. Cheshire (5-1), 118……………………………+1
14. Bloomfield (6-0), 71……………………………+5
15. Central (5-1), 69…………………………….(no votes in Wk 5)
16. Avon (6-0), 48………………………………….+2
17. Montville (5-1), 47……………….……….……-9
18. Simsbury (5-1), 39………………………….…-8
19. St. Joseph (5-1), 29…………………..………-7
20. Ridgefield (5-1), 23………………………..…..—
21. East Lyme (5-1), 15………………………….+1
T22. Ansonia (4-2), 7………………………………-6
T22. Berlin (5-1), 7…………………………………-1
T22. Vinal Tech/Coginchaug (6-0), 7…………..(no votes in Wk 5)

The following coaches voted: Scott Benoit, Hamden; Tom Brockett, Ansonia; Jim Buonocore, Ledyard; Dave Cadelina, Bridgeport Central; Chuck Drury, Pomperaug-Southbury; Steve Filippone, Hand-Madison; Tanner Grove, Montville; Jude Kelly, St. Paul-Bristol; Tim King, Valley Regional-Deep River; Bill Mella, Southington; John Murphy, Masuk-Monroe; Marce Petroccio, Staples-Westport; Bob Zito, Maloney-Meriden.

Connecticut Sports Writers Alliance Top 10

Also Receiving Votes:
11. Holy Cross 6-0 137…………………………+2
12. Cheshire 5-1 111……………………………+2
13. Bridgeport Central 5-1 102………..…….…+17
14. Montville 5-1 84…………………………..….-7
15. Conard 6-0 77……………………….……….+2
16. Bloomfield 6-0 69……………………….…..+4
17. Avon 6-0 68……………………….…………-1
18. St. Joseph 5-1 37…………….………….…-6
19. Simsbury 5-1 17……………….………..….-9
20. Cromwell 5-1 15……………….……………+1
T21. Vinal Tech/Coginchaug 6-0 9…………….+9
T21. Wolcott 5-1 9………………………………+9
T23. Berlin 5-1 8………………………………….-4
T23. Northwest Catholic 5-1 8…………………..0
T23. Southington 4-2 8……………………..….+4
T26. East Lyme 5-1 7……………………..……-1
T26. Newtown 5-1 7………………………….….(no votes in Week 5)
T26. St. Paul Co-Op 5-1 7…………………….+4
29. Ridgefield 5-1 5………………………………-2
30. Windsor 4-2 4………………………………..-6
31. Coventry/Windham Tech 5-1 2.…………..-4
T32. Bethel 5-1 1………………………………….(no votes in Week 5)
T32 New Britain 3-3 1…………………..….……(no votes in Week 5)
T32. Watertown 4-2 1……………………………..(no votes in Week 5)

Voters: Bob Barton (CT H.S. Football Record Book), Bill Bloxsom (Hersam Acorn), Jim Bransfield (Middletown Press), Johnny Burnham (Bristol Press), Bryant Carpenter (Meriden Record-Journal), Henry Chisholm (Connecticut Post), Ray Curren (Elm City Newspapers), Garrett Dale (Torrington Register Citizen), Anthony Della Calce (Central CT weeklies), George DeMaio (WELI Radio), Gerry deSimas (Collinsville Publishing Co.), Bill Donovan (WXLM 104.7 FM), John Goralski (Southington Observer), Dave Greenleaf (CCC website), Mike Guerrera (Southington Citizen), John Holt (WFSB Channel 3), Mark Jaffee (Waterbury Republican), Larry Kelley (Times Community Newspapers), Greg Lederer (Cheshire Herald), Ken Lipshez (New Britain Herald), Andrew Lovell (New Britain Herald), Matt Norlander (Darien/New Canaan News-Review), Tim Parry (FCIAC Football Blog), Sean Patrick Bowley (Connecticut Post), Pat Pickens (Fairfield Citizen-News), Ryan Pipke (New Britain Herald), Mike Pucci (New Haven Register), Jesse Quinlan (Greenwich Time), Paul Rosano (Meriden Record-Journal), Dave Ruden (Stamford Advocate), Steve Sellers (Shore Publishing Newspapers), Mike Suppe (Hersam Acorn Newspapers), Peter Vander Veer (Elm City Newspapers), Tom Yantz (Hartford Courant), Rich Zalusky (Willimantic Chronicle), Jimmy Zanor (Shore Line Newspapers)

Top 10 Media Poll

Compiled by New Haven Register

And, yes, it has become quite a mess at the top of Class LL, where we have just two unbeaten teams and seven one-loss teams all attempting to shoehorn themselves into the four playoff spots.

To start, lets take a quick look at the Class LL standings as of right now. You can see their remaining schedule by clicking on the school’s name. But we’ll try to give you the shorthand version at the bottom here.

Here’s a blow-by-blow account of the top teams.

1. Glastonbury (6-0)
Toughies: Newington (3-3), New Britain (3-3), Simsbury (5-1). Softies: East Hartford (3-3)  — All winnable games from Glastonbury’s perspective. But also has high upset potential. Newington is perhaps the easiest of this bunch. It played Simsbury tough, but was beat up by New Britain and Windsor. New Britain is 3-3, but it has playmakers galore–just ask Simsbury, which got hammered by the Hurricanes 40-25 last week. Simsbury remains a tough out and and has the horses to pull off a victory over the Tomahawks on the final day of the regular season. Make no mistake, this group is pretty good. It has a very good shot to qualify and defend its Class LL title.

2. Staples (6-0)
Toughies: Trumbull (4-2), Greenwich (5-1) Softies: Ludlowe (3-3), Wilton (2-4)  — The Wreckers probably have a better shot at making the FCIAC final then they do the Class LL field. Trumbull is their toughest opponent left in the FCIAC regular season. But as far as the state races go, that Greenwich game is a major question — especially without Pacilio at QB. Senior Keith Gelman has a few weeks to prepare for this annual grudge match, one which could have major implications for the Cardinals as well. The Wreckers are still a talented team, capable of winning ‘em all and qualifying for Class LL. One loss will put the Wreckers in jeopardy, especially if they lose to Greenwich. Their overall schedule is light on playoff points.

3. Xavier (5-1)
Toughies: West Haven (3-3)… Amity (2-3)? Softies: Fairfield Prep (0-6), Middletown (0-6) — The Falcons still must be kicking themselves over that Week 1 loss to Wilbur Cross. Luckily, they’ve toppled the remaining SCC Division I’s best, Notre Dame and Hamden. That’s going to help immensely in a field chock full of one-loss teams. Win out, and Xavier is likely in. The Falcons should be able to beat Amity at Palmer Field, but don’t be shocked to see otherwise. The West Haven game at Ken Strong Stadium certainly isn’t a gimme. You could say their playoff hopes depend on it.

4. Cheshire (5-1)
Toughies: North Haven (4-2), West Haven (3-3), Southington (3-3). Softies: Fairfield Prep (0-6) — North Haven typically gives Cheshire fits, but it’s the easiest of the bunch. The Rams get tough West Haven at Ken Strong Stadium and, of course, finish with the Apple Valley Thanksgiving Game vs. Southington — one that typically can go either way. They would likely lose out to a host of other 9-1 teams, Hamden, Greenwich, Central or Xavier. So the Rams have to win out and root, root, root for a bunch of teams.

5. Hamden (5-1)
Toughies: Wilbur Cross (3-3), Notre Dame-WH (5-1). Softies: Lyman Hall (2-4), Fairfield Prep (0-6) — The Green Dragons have no room for error. Cross is always a tough matchup for Hamden. But given the Governors’ recent swoon, that is a game the Dragons should win. A likely scenario is Hamden going 8-1 with its playoff hopes resting on the Green Bowl against Notre Dame-West Haven… and even then they’re not guaranteed a playoff spot if enough teams around them win out.

6. Central (5-1)
Toughies: New Canaan (6-0). Softies: Stamford (2-4), McMahon (2-4), Harding (0-6) — It’s pretty simple for the Hilltoppers: They must run the table, including a victory over New Canaan at home to stay in contention. They’re not going to get a lot of points from beating Stamford, McMahon and Harding.

7. Newtown (5-1)
Toughies: Masuk (6-0), Oxford (3-3). Softies: New Fairfield (2-4), Notre Dame-Fairfield (1-5) — Same thing for Newtown: run the table, beat Masuk and pray for carnage across the field. Their light remaining schedule will not help.

8. Ridgefield (5-1)
Toughies: Trumbull (4-2). Softies: McMahon (2-4), Wilton (2-4), Danbury (1-5)  — Another longshot. It must run the table. Even then 9-1 won’t guarantee the Tigers a spot unless, again, carnage ensues.

9. Greenwich (5-1)
Toughies: St. Joseph (5-1), New Canaan (6-0), Staples (6-0). Softies: Westhill (2-4) — Yes, the Cardinals are far down the list and must win out, but they have the best potential to qualify at 9-1 with all the points they’d get from St. Joseph, New Canaan and Staples. Heck, if all goes right, they could be the first in line to qualify with an 8-2 record.

Foof. Lots of possibilities here. …This is going to get crazy.

We kick off the build up to Week 7 by surveying the carnage left behind from Week 6 — perhaps one of the wildest weeks in recent memory.

First look, of course, is the FCIAC playoff standings. There are just three weeks left to determine the two championship participants. New Canaan, fresh off an impressive 35-25 victory over St. Joseph, takes the lead with Staples following (hobbling?) right behind.

The ramifications of Central’s victory over Greenwich were the hot topic on a soaking wet Saturday at Dunning Stadium. Writers, broadcasters and coaches alike were suggesting all kinds of wild FCIAC championship possibilities — possibilities that didn’t seem so likely just days before.

Here are the playoff point standings and, below, the top remaining matchups in the season’s final three weeks.

(By the way, this is the kind of intrigue you won’t find anywhere else but southwest Connecticut. Say what you want about these oddly-placed and determined championship games, they certainly add a little extra spice to the final weeks of the regular season).

FCIAC Football Playoff Standings
As of Monday, Oct. 26, 2009

Here are the big matchups remaining for the top playoff contenders:

Week 7: None ….Unless you want to count Staples at Ludlowe, 7 p.m. — the Falcons always seem to give the Wreckers trouble, and this is the first game without Brandon Pacilio — or Stamford at Central at 6 p.m., given the way the Black Knights came out of nowhere to upset Trumbull last week.

Week 8:
Ridgefield at Trumbull, 6 p.m. — Trumbull is pretty much cooked as far as the FCIAC race goes. But they’ll certainly get to have their say. Ridgefield is going to need to win this to have any shot (and the Tigers are a long shot at best).
New Canaan at Greenwich, 7 p.m. – The big ‘un. Last time these two played was in the FCIAC final back in 2006. New Canaan can all but punch its ticket here. With all the points Greenwich will bring, its impending game against Central will be rendered almost moot if the Rams are undefeated after Week 8. Greenwich needs this to have any shot.

Week 9
New Canaan at Central, 6 p.m. — Scenarios that put the Hilltoppers into the FCIAC final include knocking off New Canaan and hoping the Rams are beat by Greenwich the week before.
St. Joseph at Greenwich, 7 p.m. — Where does St. Joseph stand? It needs to win out and hope. This is still a big one for their state hopes. The Hogs have to win here and then hope Staples loses and New Canaan wins out to get a rematch.
Staples at Trumbull, 7 — This is Staples only remaining game against a team with a winning record. If all goes according to form the Wreckers can punch their FCIAC ticket here and let the rest of the field duke it out for No. 2.

Good afternoon on yet another rainy October weekend (Guh) and welcome back to the live scoring blog for a Week 6 Saturday afternoon.

Not a ton of games out there today but, most important, the big one between St. Joseph and New Canaan is on for 1:30.

We will, once again, get you as many scoring updates as possible via Twitter.

Here’s the local schedule. Staples at Harding, 1:30 p.m.; St. Joseph at New Canaan, 1:30 p.m.; Danbury at Westhill, 2:00 p.m.; Seymour at Wilby, 1:30 p.m.; Newtown at Weston, 3:00 p.m.; Bullard Havens Tech at Tourtellotte/Ellis Tech, 1:30 p.m.

We’re sure to get a few outside scores as the day goes on. Enjoy!

An appropriate headline for a wild and wacky Friday night of high school football.

Hamden goes down.

Ansonia goes down.

Trumbull goes down.

Montville goes down.

Simsbury goes down.

And, of course, the big one at Kennedy Stadium.

Central 14, Greenwich 13.

Biggest win in Central’s football history?

Well, the old guard from the golden age of high school football would take exception to that. Central did have a nice run in the late 1940s (The 1949 state title trophy sits on Lincoln Blvd., after all)

But biggest win in the last 50-or-so years?

Absolutely.

For any school, beating Greenwich in football is cause for celebration. Earlier on the comments section of this blog, we detailed the pedigree of this behemoth. Two or three losses a year for the last 40 years is about the average. So you gotta get ‘em when you can.

But if you’re a Bridgeport school?

Beating Greenwich is epic poetry.

Remember, until coach Dave Cadelina came along in the late 1990s, Central had gone decades without a winning season. Then came the breakthrough year of 2004. But that group, which starred a pretty good receiver named Kelleray Gill, just didn’t enough horses to beat Greenwich in a competitive FCIAC title game.

There have been other close calls but — as is the case with most teams — the pressure to finish the job becomes too much. Greenwich capitalizes on one or two mistakes and it’s adios muchachos.

And there were a handful of moments like that in this game, moments that typically would have signaled a Greenwich opponent’s late-game meltdown.

This time, Central didn’t blink. On the Hilltoppers’ first drive, they converted a key fourth-down for a touchdown. Later, trailing by one point in the third, they stopped Greenwich on fourth-and-short pass around their 25-yard line and then methodically drove down the field behind Kelleray Gill’s little brother, Christon. The senior capped a bulldozer drive with a diving touchdown and then ran the same play for a 2-point conversion to give Central the lead it would never relinquish.

Meanwhile Central’s defense, which had already stopped one Greenwich drive with Isaiah Flores’ end zone interception, came up huge again in the fourth quarter. It was the play of the game: Christon Gill’s jarring hit on Mike Lefflbine that popped the ball free at the 1-yard line.

When Greenwich finally did score its second TD to pull within one, there was just 3:06 remaining in the game. The extra-point miss, as crushing as it was, would have meant little had the sputtering Cardinals’ offense found a way to score earlier.

Instead, this was Central’s evening. It was a result that has suddenly turned the FCIAC — heck all of Class LL for that matter — on its head. What a way to kickoff the season’s second half.

While the rest of us are scrambling to figure out the implications of such a victory, we know this: it will do wonders for this Central program which can finally count itself one of the lucky few to beat Greenwich.

Hilltopper fans constantly talk about getting over the hump. They’re hoping this finally is the game that pushes them into the elite.

At the very least, this victory saves their 2009 team’s season.

It took some time to cut the footage together (hey, I never took one class in this stuff at ‘Cuse), but here it is… might take some time to process, so be patient.

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